Boars’ View
“The Coast” Pinot Noir
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Four reasons collectors move on this allocation.
Coastal estate tension
The Boars’ View vineyard sits near Cazadero on the far Sonoma Coast, where cold air, marine influence, and Goldridge loam give Pinot Noir both depth and lift.
Heritage clone detail
Calera, Mt. Eden, and Swan clones bring a serious Pinot vocabulary: cherry skin, forest floor, tea, spice, and the sort of savory edge that keeps a glass interesting.
TRB polish
Thomas Rivers Brown is famous for power with control. Here, that touch turns coastal Pinot into something darker, richer, and more structured than the usual Sonoma Coast lane.
Mature 2017 window
This is not a baby Pinot asking for patience. It is entering the part of its life where the fruit softens, the spice comes forward, and the bottle starts speaking in a lower voice.
The critical read is exactly what you want from coastal Pinot.
Slash Price $45 vs Wine-Searcher / market avg ≈ $155 vs winery reference $125.
That means the spread is not subtle: roughly $110 below current market comps and $80 below the winery reference. View the Wine-Searcher / market reference and the Boars’ View winery reference.
Dark coastal Pinot with muscle, flowers, and forest spice.
Black cherry, dark berries, plum reduction, rhubarb, and pomegranate.
Medium-to-full body, polished tannin, mouthwatering acidity, and a savory mineral line.
10 months in French oak from François Frères, Remond, and Gauthier; integrated spice, toast, and texture.
Forest floor, baking spice, black tea, cocoa, and a long coastal lift.
Serve at 58–62°F. Burgundy bowl preferred. Decant 20–30 minutes if opening tonight.
Duck, mushrooms, salmon, pork tenderloin, truffle, roasted root vegetables, and herb-driven sauces.
Estate fruit, heritage clones, and Thomas Rivers Brown’s controlled power.
Boars’ View was built for Pinot Noir on the far Sonoma Coast: a small estate vineyard near Cazadero, planted to California heritage clones that give the wine its layered, slightly wild personality.
The 2017 “The Coast” is 100% Pinot Noir from the Boars’ View Vineyard, built from Calera, Mt. Eden, and Swan clones. It spent 10 months in a complement of François Frères, Remond, and Gauthier French oak barrels.
In the glass, that translates into a rare shape for Sonoma Coast Pinot: rich and dark-fruited, but not loose; floral, but not delicate; polished, but still carrying the salt-air and forest-floor note that makes coastal Pinot worth chasing.
The Pinot project from the Schrader circle.
Fred Schrader made his name with Napa Cabernet, but Boars’ View is the Pinot Noir detour that serious wine people pay attention to. It was the westward move: away from Cabernet’s heat and density, toward the cold ridges and marine air of the Sonoma Coast.
Thomas Rivers Brown has been part of the project from the beginning, giving the wines the same sense of precision and power that made the Schrader universe famous — only here, the material is Pinot Noir and the vocabulary is coastal: cherry, bramble, rose, tea, stone, forest.
That is why this bottle matters. It is not just “a Sonoma Pinot.” It is a mature, estate-grown Pinot from a tiny coastal project tied to one of California’s most recognized luxury wine lineages.
Cook for the savory side of the wine.
This Pinot has enough richness for duck and enough acidity for butter, herbs, and mushrooms. Keep the food earthy, roasted, and a little glossy — the wine will do the rest.
Serve + decant: 58–62°F, 20–30 minute decant, Burgundy stems. The bottle should open from dark cherry and cocoa into rose, forest floor, and black tea.
A serious Pinot allocation with cult lineage and real table value.
This is the bottle for buyers who like their Pinot Noir with a little more story behind it: original Schrader DNA, Thomas Rivers Brown winemaking, far-coast Sonoma fruit, and a mature 2017 profile that is ready to drink with purpose.
At $45 against a $125 winery reference, the value is obvious. The better reason to move is the wine itself: rich enough for a special dinner, detailed enough for Pinot people, and polished enough to pour for someone who knows exactly what Boars’ View means.
Open With Purpose
Duck breast with cherry sauce or mushroom bourguignon. Give it 20 minutes and let the coastal spice come forward.
Cellar With Confidence
The 2017 window is already rewarding, with enough structure to keep evolving in a cool cellar.
Gift Like It Matters
Schrader lineage plus Thomas Rivers Brown is a story serious wine drinkers understand immediately.
